Architecture
BOOK REVIEW – The Guide to Greening Cities
By Jeremy Senko
Authors: Sadhu Aufochs Johnston, Steven S. Nicholas and Julia Parzen (Island Press, 2013) More and more books are focusing on how to... Read More
Image of the Past: Ottawa’s Summer Houses
By Kristen Gagnon
Image: Summer House Location: Parliament Hill, Ottawa Date of photo: Pre 1900 (exact date unknown) Photographer/Source: Samuel J... Read More
Book Review – Bing Thom Works
By Sean Ruthen
“As the author himself states, this is not the typical architect’s monograph. For the book, Bing Thom has selected a... Read More
Montage du jour : le canal de la rue May
By Guillaume St-Jean
Vers 1920-2014. Une vue de la rue Wellington près de la rue May. Source : Archives de la Ville de Montréal / Guillaume St-Jean La... Read More
Spacing Ottawa Tour: Beaver Barracks Community Housing
By Kristen Gagnon
On Saturday June 21, 2014, a group of 20 Spacing Ottawa readers met to tour the sustainable and socially innovative Beaver Barracks... Read More
Images of the Moment: Aga Khan Foundation Building
By Spacing
Images: The Aga KhanFoundation building, taken during Doors Open Ottawa 2014 Location: 199 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Canada Date of... Read More
Doors Open Ottawa 2014
By Spacing
On June 7th and 8th The City of Ottawa celebrated its 13th annual Doors Open Ottawa event, a festival that allows residents and... Read More
The view from a condo — a resident of the new Fort York neighbourhood sees much potential as the area matures
By Spacing
EDITOR: We’re pleased to publish a guest essay by Kanishk Bhatia, a Toronto resident who recently returned to the city after... Read More
Image of the Past: Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus
By Kristen Gagnon
Image: Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus Location: 1053 Carling Avenue Date of photo: Unknown Photographer/Source: Library and Archives... Read More
A City of Design
By Paul Giang
Author’s note: I am mixed on the proposed redesign of the Stanley Milner. I believe that there are improvements demonstrated in... Read More